Gangster Squad - You are a demon in the sack

It's true...that is an actual line in the movie. Whether that's an accurate phrase used in 1949 is a whole other topic. But yes. As much as I haven't seen movies like this, I really enjoy them. I feel I should spend more time giving them some attention. Because I love the feel of the timeline, the era was pure, and easily corruptible. The detectives and cops seemed more like vigilantes then actual men of the law. At the same time these were also men who just returned from the war. Some of them heroes, others just battle-hardened. Either way, there was no fear to be had by these men. Lets not forget the mob bosses. I loved their sense of class in their ruthless actions. At least as it was depicted in the film. I can't say I know many mob bosses from the 40's and 50's. Gangster Squad starred Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The director is Ruben Fleischer. He also did 30 Minutes or Less, Zombieland and is currently working on Zombieland 2 I just found out. (Nerd chills) That is awesome news. Knowing this, I did see the director try and implement some sort of form of comedy. In some ways it panned out, most ways it didn't. Don't get me wrong, what was there was funny. But more actual 'Ha' moments than rolling over and laughing moments. Given thought to what I just typed, and the premise of the movie, I suppose a low level of comedy is required. Don't listen to me, I have no idea what I'm talking about. It has been four weeks since I have reviewed something. Mostly due to my lazy ass either playing video games, or working on my novel. I digress. I really liked this movie. I didn't love it, but we could still be friends. The action was decent. There was a good amount of gun-play, and some gore. Now how do I judge the acting? Ryan Gosling only does movies during award season. Sean Penn and Josh Brolin are both powerhouses when it comes to acting. My personal opinion? Given the caliber of the actors, it could have been better. Gosling didn't impress me, I don't care how hot and chiseled  his abs are. Josh Brolin did a little better. Yes, sir, you have a strong chin, it doesn't make you a tough guy. Fun fact, Josh Brolin's first movie was The Goonies. He played Brand; didn't know that. Sean Penn was the best of them, naturally. He dazzled me the most, but I still felt it could have been a bit better. Again, I'm very picky. This film did suffer from something. And as I asked others, I realized it is only something I believe someone who has seen to many movies could pick up. This film suffered from tells, or signals indicating whats going to happen in the next scene. And it's not just this film. Movies like this have very similar formulas that are easy to pick up on, and there for make the film predictable. I was able to tell the precise moment when the movie was going to take a nose dive in the plot. And bad stuff happens. It's not a flaw in the film, but for me, all surprise kind of hopped out the window. I still liked this movie, and would recommend it to anyone who ask about it. I give Gangster Squad a 3 out of 4. Good men who do nothing is evil enough.